sinuoso

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin sinuōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.nuˈo.zo/, (traditional) /si.nuˈo.so/, (traditional) /siˈnwo.so/
• Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
• Hyphenation: si‧nu‧ó‧so, (traditional) si‧nuó‧so

Adjective

sinuoso (feminine sinuosa, masculine plural sinuosi, feminine plural sinuose)

1. sinuous
2. winding

Derived terms

• sinuosamente
• sinuosità

Latin

Adjective

sinuōsō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of sinuōsus

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin sinuōsus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /si.nuˈo.zu/ [si.nʊˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /siˈnwo.zu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /si.nuˈo.zu/ [si.nʊˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /siˈnwo.zu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /si.nuˈo.zo/ [si.nʊˈo.zo], (faster pronunciation) /siˈnwo.zo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /siˈnwo.zu/

• Rhymes: -ozu
• Hyphenation: si‧nu‧o‧so

Adjective

sinuoso (feminine sinuosa, masculine plural sinuosos, feminine plural sinuosas, metaphonic)

1. sinuous; tortuous; winding (having many turns and twists)

   Synonym: tortuoso

Related terms

• seio

Further reading

• “sinuoso”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “sinuoso”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026
• “sinuoso”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “sinuoso”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “sinuoso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin sinuōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siˈnwoso/ [siˈnwo.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: si‧nuo‧so

Adjective

sinuoso (feminine sinuosa, masculine plural sinuosos, feminine plural sinuosas)

1. windy, winding

   Synonym: tortuoso

Related terms

• sinuosidad

Further reading

• “sinuoso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025